Talking-toy mechanism



May 26, 1925. 1,539,247

F. EVANS TALKING TOY MECHANISM Filed March 1925 IN VEN T '01? FRED E WINJ'.

ATTORNEY Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES I v 1,539,247 Parent oFFicE.-

FRED EVANS, OF SUMMIT, NEKV JERSEY, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO VOICES INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TALKING-TOY MECHANISM.

Application filed. March 21, 1923. Serial No. 626,492.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED EVANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sum mit, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Talking-Toy Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to talking toys, and more particularly has to do with a toy which is designed to simulate a voice. I

"One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy of the class described, which is cheap and simple in construction, not

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parts so that it may be operated to imitate the human voice.

ilrnother' object of the invention is to provide a toy of the class described of simple, effective construction, so constructed that it may be concealed from view in the hand, or inside the pocket, where it may be operated to imitate the human voice.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope ot' protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

in the accompanying drawing,wherein I have shown a preferred formof embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation with various parts broken away so that the construction may be easily seen; and

Figure 2 is a view in end elevation.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views thereof, the reference character 1 designates a hollow sphere, preferably made of soft rubber, so that it may be easily collapsed. Mounted on'the surface of the sphere 1 is a metallic shell 2, provided with a central orifice through which projects a tube 3, which extends through the wall of the sphere, and has an internal flange 1, which overlies the edges of the opening in the sphere, clamping these edges tightly so that the tube may be anchored firmly in position.

The tube 3 extends upwardly and into the interior of a chamber 5, which is in the form of a cylinder, the opening in the tube 3 havmg mounted therein a reed box 6, provided with a reed 7. At one end of the cylindrical chamber 5 is a sound orifice 8, which is formed by mounting a bushing in the end of the: chamber 5, so as to reduce the opening. Riveted to the surface of the sphere at 9 is an L-shaped arm 10, which extends upwardly and overlies the face of the orifice 8, being held in position by means of a pair of guide clips 11, which extend from the tube 5 and overlie the arm 10. The arm 10 is formed with a plurality of apertures, two of which are here shown, and designated as 12 and 13 respectively, these apertures being of a width corresponding to the diameter of the orifice 8. The construction of the device is such that it may be grapsed in the hand, the thumb pressing against the arm 10 and the fingers against the shell 2.

By pressing the sphere 1, the air will be expelled therefrom, and will be forced through the tube 3 in the reed box 6 into the chamber 5. As the sphere is collapsed, the surface upon which the tube 3 is mounted will be forced downwardly toward the point at which the arm 10 is mounted. This will draw the sound chamber 5 downwardly, thereby causing the orifice 8 to register with the apertures formed in the arm 10. The movement of the sound chamber 5 is continuous, and the air passes through the reed-box there will be a muflled sound produced until the orifice S registers with the aperture 12, whereupon the sound will be clear and distinct.

Upon the continuation of the collapse of the sphere 1, the orifice 8 will move out of registry with the aperture 12, to the blank portion of the arm 10, whereupon, there will be a second mutliing sound followed by a second opening of the chamber 5 to the atmosphere, when the orifice 8 moves into registry with the aperture 13. This will, of course, produce a second clear distinct sound.

Inasmuch as the collapse of the sphere obvious, of course, that ditterent variations in sound may be produced in accordance with the whim of the operator.

It will be seen that I have produced asimple, effective device, by, which the cry of a baby, or other sounds of the human voice, may be readily simulated. The device is simple ant. compact in construction, and may be readily concealed in the hand, or carried in the pocket, where it is easily operated. The device has along life, and has no parts which may be readily worn, or which will get out of order.

its many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense 7 Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In adevice of the class described, in combination, a hollow collapsible sphere, a tube mounted through the walls thereof,

and having a sounding device mounted therein, a shield mounted on said sphere so as to encircle said tube, a chamber into which said reed box projects, said chamber being provided with an orifice, and a closure for said orifice provided with a plurality of apertures, said closure being operative by the collapse of said sphere to bring said apertures into registry with said orifice.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow collapsible member, a tube projecting from the said member and having a reed in the end thereof, an orifice chamber into which said reed tube projects, the said chamber being secured transversely on the said end of the tube, a pair of guides on either side of said orifice, and a closure member mounted on the wall of said hollow member, and held against said orifice by said guides, said closure member being provided with a plurality oi? ports adapted to be movedsuccessively into and out of registry with said orifice, as said hollow member is collapsed, and to be moved into and out of registry with said orifice in reverse succession as said hollow member is released.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

, FRED EVANS.

Witnesses E A WVEINBE G, DoRo'rnY WARD. 

